Tuna, rocket & lemon pasta

For 2.5:
350g pasta

1/4 cup EVO oil

1 clove garlic

Juice & zest one lemon

2 x 185g tins tuna

Small red chilli

Bag of rocket

Beetroot & trout salad

Roast beetroot, (2 or 3 pp)
Drizzle with balsamic & EVO oil
Top with smoke trout (1/4 fish pp) & dollop with sour cream mixed with horseradish.
Chives and black pepper to finish.

Tzatziki tuna salad

For two days:

60g bag of washed rocket

2 x 95g tins of tuna in olive oil

400g tin of butter beans
tub of tzatziki

Awesome dressing for tuna salad

For 2 big plates of salad:
2 Tbsp (15ml) capers, chopped finely
2 cornichons, chopped finely
grated rind of 1/2 lemon
2 Tbsp (15ml) lemon juice
1 tsp red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp (15ml) EVO oil
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
salt & pepper

(Salad:
About 180g tinned tuna
a cos lettuice or 1/2 a radicchio
basil
parsley
1/2 a red onion, blanched
1/2 punnet of cherry tomatoes)

Fennel & anchovy gratin

(Serves 4)

·         50g butter

·         2 medium brown onions, finely sliced

·         4 garlic cloves, sliced

·         6 sprigs thyme

·         Salt and pepper

·         1 large fennel bulb, trimmed and finely sliced

·         300ml chicken stock

·         60g bread crumbs

·         45g anchovies, chopped

Method

Pre-heat oven to 180C. Melt butter in saucepan and add onion, garlic and thyme. Season and cook until soft.

Remove thyme stalks. Add fennel to onions and stir to combine. Place in four oven-proof gratin dishes. Pour over chicken stock. Mix bread crumbs with anchovies in a small bowl and spread on top of fennel.

Bake for 40 minutes or until breadcrumbs are crisp and golden and fennel is soft. Served with smoked trout, rocket salad and bread.